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swordtail Anarchist Prime	Mon Apr 24 15:27:48 Diplomats representing ancient civilizations meet in Athens Today ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Diplomats representing ancient civilizations have met in the Greek capital for the first time as part of a new 10-member international club. The Ancient Civilizations Forum held its inaugural session in Athens on Monday, attended by foreign ministers or senior diplomats from China, India, Italy, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Greece, Mexico, Bolivia and Peru. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told attendees that their cultures share a heritage of "positive power, the strength of knowledge, education (and) progress." He voiced hopes that the 10 countries could benefit from cooperation in areas ranging from the economy to culture. The new club is defined by history, rather than geography or clout, with each of its members having been a top global player at some — often distant — point in the past 4,000 years. http://www.apnews.com/6ca7ca0dd72a4ce9898d1470785b5173
Paramount Member	Mon Apr 24 15:39:31 "positive power, the strength of knowledge, education (and) progress." What would Greece and Italy want to learn from shittyholes like Mexico and Egypt?
Paramount Member	Mon Apr 24 15:40:25 Or maybe they are all there to learn from China?
Pillz Member	Mon Apr 24 15:59:25 Cud b gud The extent of my thoughts on this.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Mon Apr 24 17:04:11 Sounds like Greece is looking for a new handout.
obaminated Member	Mon Apr 24 19:04:51 Hard to really claim that any ancient civilization out of South America was a "global power", regional sure.
Aeros Member	Mon Apr 24 21:39:20 Well when you get down to it China has ALWAYS been a regional power and India was never a fully unified State until the British conquest. Really the only ancient civ on the list to have ever been a true Global power was Greece, and even then only briefly under Alexander.
zavyx Member	Tue Apr 25 00:58:10 when you're country is crumbling around you, & your economy is in the toilet, just remember the good old days when everyone was having sex with little boys, thats sure to put a smile on everyones face.
The Children Member	Tue Apr 25 01:10:09 ahahahaha china has been defacto superpower for ages. lets face it. "regional" LOL ur talkin about an age where the faestes travel is by horse. get the fuck real here. how was men supposed 2 travel intercontinental? put on a S cape and fly? beam me up scottie? Lmao OWNED
The Children Member	Tue Apr 25 01:11:40 anyway back to topic, this shit is awesome. here u see the true ancient superpowers and ur country aint on it. let this be a reminder 2 all u yankees just how little history ur country has hahaha
earthpig GTFO HOer	Tue Apr 25 02:10:38 "Hard to really claim that any ancient civilization out of South America was a "global power", regional sure." Then you can't claim that ANYTHING was a 'global power' that did not have trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific power/trade/culture projection.
The Children Member	Tue Apr 25 02:36:54 yup, we r talkin about hundreds and hundreds if not thousands of years ago before the age of the trains and planes. u cant expect humans travellin on horses 2 have global reach. it takes pigeons days 2 fly from 1 city 2 another. whats a human gonna do. if something happened on 1 corner of ur empire, basically u wuldnt know about it untill 1 month after it happened.
yankeessuck123 Member	Tue Apr 25 09:50:58 What, no Illyrians?
Aeros Member	Tue Apr 25 10:01:52 "Then you can't claim that ANYTHING was a 'global power' that did not have trans-Atlantic or trans-Pacific power/trade/culture projection." Correct. Being able to project in both the Atlantic and the Pacific is generally a requirement for being considered a "global power".
The Children Member	Tue Apr 25 10:13:53 incorrect and u know it
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Tue Apr 25 10:51:15 The Mongol empire.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Tue Apr 25 10:51:50 Not a civilization but you strayed into power.
State Department Member	Tue Apr 25 11:11:56 We wuz kangz and shiieet.
Pillz Member	Tue Apr 25 12:09:35 ys - "Illyrians" I have to ask why
swordtail Anarchist Prime	Tue Apr 25 12:38:22 cause he's there
earthpig GTFO HOer	Tue Apr 25 21:12:10 When "The World" was just the Old World, we traditionally gave them a pass on use of the word "world power." New World civs should get that same pass. It's not their fault they rolled Central America instead of Mediterranean.
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